More surgery

I had some problems overnight Thursday so went back to see the surgeon Friday morning.  Turns out that some of my internal organs are trying to go on vacation through one of the incisions from my earlier surgery.  So I had a CT scan Friday afternoon which confirmed the location of the problem (christ - I can see where it is!) and I will have outpatient surgery Monday, time TBD.  I think I am now destined to be assigned permanent recuperative duties - Lesley might be getting tired of this by now though.

Recuperating?

Lesley snuck a picture while I was recuperating!

Plants and drainage

Before I had surgery we had been working on the yard to improve drainage and to get rid of overgrown plants and try to improve the look in the backyard.  We removed a bunch of narly looking Hibiscus plants along the back of the house and replanted using Texas Sage.

We also had to remove a substantial amount of soil between us and the neighbors house so that storm water would drain away.  We were able to replant some new sod but ran out of time.  As I start to feel better we will begin to work on completing the drainage and re sod as we go. 

 

Working on projects again

I've started working on boat projects again so I am well on the road to recovery.  I had ordered a new plastic holding tank for a friends IP31 and an external level monitor.  I installed and calibrated the monitor and now waiting a few more weeks before tackling the re installation effort.  I'd been working on a web site using Google sites but found I did not like some of the restrictions on format so I registered a new domain (www.svGrainne.com) and have started developing a new web site.  That effort continues as I expand on some of the projects/upgrades that we've completed.

This weeks project has been the redesign of the boat PC control panel - parts are on order and will post a few pictures of the new panel once complete.

 

Getting better

Feeling better everyday with appetite nearly back to normal and most of my early complaints have abated.  I'm sleeping better and bladder control is surprisingly good.  I took a few photos of Lesley's landscaping project and will post those in the next day or so.

Back at Home

Post operative recovery is progressing - best news though is that the prostate pathology after surgery showed that the cancer was contained within the prostate with clear margins.  Reuben says I cured!  I'll be happy when I feel that way.

Going in for surgery

The results of the biopsy came back as we expected - prostate cancer.  Lesley had done a whole lot of research and we talked with our Doctor friend Reuben (this is getting to be a habit) so proceeded to consult with a urological surgeon.  Preop is complete and I go in Monday morning (25 July) to have my prostate removed.  I've downloaded a new book to the Kindle and have my fleece ready so I don't freeze to death in the hospital.

Opted to have robotic surgery as it appears that this method results in less nerve damage and a faster recovery.  Will see what the after surgery pathology results are and hope that the nerves/neurons are all speaking to each other afterwards.